Bus Security Camera System

The vendor is required to provide that bus security camera system with sound for improved reliability, accident review, accident reduction, and public safety features.
- Including a single software platform to view and download video footage without hardware removal, and capable of wireless transmission and recording sound.
- Camera systems must be installed, verified operational, accepted by district, and the invoice for the installation services must be received by November 30, 2025.
- Cameras:
• District requires each of its buses to have cameras with sound recording.
• The successful proposer will replace district current cameras onboard each vehicle with cameras that include directional microphones with the ability to isolate specific frequencies, such as voice, located in the Americans with disabilities act (ADA) accessible and operator sections of the buses. specific exceptions to this general requirement.
- All cameras shall be:
• All cameras must have high-definition digital color IP cameras minimum 720p but can also run and record at 1080p.
• All cameras must be ruggedized with mounting hardware in a vandal proof housing, rated -22 °f to 140°f and capable of operating in low light conditions.
• Hot-swappable and plug/play capable.
• On if supporting but not limited to profiles s and t.
• Ethernet supports ipv4 and ipv6.
• Power-over-ethernet (POE).
• Operating range of 9vdc – 36vdc.
• Infrared illuminators.
• Ability to be labelled with a user created name that is changeable.
• Containing independent high sensitivity audio directional microphone with the ability to isolate specific frequencies such as voice channels that can be isolated during playback and export.
• Storage at minimum of 21 days at 1080p, 24 frames per second (fps)
- Digital video recorder or network video recorder (DVR/NVR):}
• Support IP open standard so the cameras can be used with other recording systems-based cameras.
• Be ruggedized and rated for temperatures from -22°f to 140° f.
• Have at least one ethernet port for connectivity and troubleshooting.
• Have inertia and axis impact sensor.
• Provide GPS location.
• Synchronize time/date from GPS/wi-fi/cellular.
• Support wireless downloads of requested video support signal monitoring and event tagging to include, speedometer thresholds, inertia and axis sensor, covert button, turn signals, brake signals and
night mode signal from the bus.
• Be compatible with existing on-vehicle covert alarm and incident “tag” the use of the covert alarm in the recordings to easily locate them.
• Support the simultaneous recording in both high (24fps) and low (5fps) quality formats of all installed cameras and audio.
• Be capable of video file offload from each vehicle using multiple types of download scenarios, including cellular, wireless, and manual hard drive removal interventions.
• Have hard drives that are easy to access, hot swap capable, and able to retain a minimum of thirty (30) days of video and audio before overwriting occurs.
• Support video download and storage.
• Video should be exportable in a format that does not result in extremely large files but does not lose quality in the process.
• Be compatible with nonproprietary cloud-based video management system (VMS).
• Be compatible with 12 and 24 voltage system.
• Storage standard should meet requirements stated above; support up to 16 POE IP cameras.
• Have optional built-in wireless capability.
• Have redundant power supply (RPS) and backup battery options.
• Be capable of self-diagnostics and health checks, including but not limited to individual camera status, download history, file configuration and firmware status, and storage health.
- Pre-Proposal Conference (Mandatory) Date: March 14, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: March 21, 2025